Third Graders Overweight and Obese in Ohio
Third Graders Overweight and Obese
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Definitions:
Definition: Overweight refers to children who fall between the 85th and 95th percentiles on the CDC BMI-for-age growth charts. Obese refers to children who fall above the 95th percentile. Overweight/obese refers to all children who fall above the 85th percentile.
Definition: Overweight refers to children who fall between the 85th and 95th percentiles on the CDC BMI-for-age growth charts. Obese refers to children who fall above the 95th percentile. Overweight/obese refers to all children who fall above the 85th percentile.
Data Source:
Source: Ohio Department of Health. A Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders 2004-2010. Extracted from http://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/health%20resources/reports/2011bmireport.ashx.
Source: Ohio Department of Health. A Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders 2004-2010. Extracted from http://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/health%20resources/reports/2011bmireport.ashx.